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Loose Reads

Get your bookworm on with a rotating roster of, um, bookworms. Including Jenna Todd & Kiran Dass from Time Out Bookstore, bringing us a different book to talk about each week.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 22, 2024

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 22, 2024 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: January 22, 2024, 8.13 MB
Mon 22 Jan 2024

Jenna reviews The Librarianist, a gentle novel from Patrick deWitt. Whakarongo mai nei!

Loose Reads w/ Suri: January 15, 2024

Loose Reads w/ Suri: January 15, 2024 Loose Reads w/ Suri: January 15, 2024, 6.52 MB
Mon 15 Jan 2024

Suri is in the studio for Loose Reads, reviewing The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store from James McBride.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 18, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 18, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 18, 2023, 11.17 MB
Mon 18 Dec 2023

Jenna cosplays as your book Agony Aunt on Loose Reads, giving book recommendations off listener-submitted-vibes, as well as giving us the lowdown on the Booker prize winner from this year, Prophet Song from Paul Lynch.

Loose Reads w/ Suri: December 11, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Suri: December 11, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Suri: December 11, 2023, 11.65 MB
Mon 11 Dec 2023

Suri ties the year up with a neat Christmassy bow, wrapping up 2023 with her top picks (linked below):

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 4, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 4, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: December 4, 2023, 8.07 MB
Mon 4 Dec 2023

Jenna reviews Booker Prize-longlisted author Anna Smaill's novel, Bird Life. Whakarongo mai nei!

 

Loose Reads w/ Suri: November 27, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Suri: November 27, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Suri: November 27, 2023, 8.88 MB
Mon 27 Nov 2023

Suri reviews two books on Loose Reads, from fiction (Baumgartner by Paul Auster) and non-fiction (A Thread of Violence by Mark O'Connell) realms.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 20, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 20, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 20, 2023, 8.53 MB
Mon 20 Nov 2023

Jenna does a nice novel roundup, featuring books from the likes of Ann Patchett, Dolly Alderton and Hwang Bo-reum. Whakarongo mai nei!

 

Loose Reads w/ Suri: November 13, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Suri: November 13, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Suri: November 13, 2023, 8.33 MB
Mon 13 Nov 2023

On Loose Reads, Suri is reviewing Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand, edited by Carrie Rudzinski, and Grace Iwashita-Taylor. 

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 6, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 6, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: November 6, 2023, 13.96 MB
Mon 6 Nov 2023

Jenna reviews Britney Spears: The Woman In Me, her autobiography/ memoir.

Loose Reads w/ Suri: October 30, 2023

Loose Reads w/ Suri: October 30, 2023 Loose Reads w/ Suri: October 30, 2023, 6.02 MB
Mon 30 Oct 2023

Suri reviews Foster, a novella from Claire Keegan.